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To provide secure, quality housing linked to training and support for disadvantaged 16-25 year olds with links to the Poole area. To help our residents gain the skills they need to find employment in work that suits their abilities and interests. To support and empower residents in line with their personal goals. To
help residents To
approach young peoples needs in a holistic |
What is the Quay Foyer
The Quay Foyer opened in October 1999 and provides accommodation, personal support
and access to training and employment opportunities for young people aged 16-25.
Part of the Raglan Housing Association we have 50 furnished bedsits for young
people in need of accommodation and training.
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What
is a Foyer
Foyers were originally instituted in France to provide safe accommodation
for young people working in cities away from the parental home, taking
up apprenticeships
on the railway or work in the urban post offices, for example, in the UK the
Young Men’s/Women’s Christian Associations offered a similar though
less official accommodation service for many young people seeking clerical work
in large cities, particularly London.
By the end of the 1980s, however, quite different needs of many young people
had become apparent. In the UK the development of the Foyer movement was inspired
by the idea that many young people’s futures might be assured through the
provision of secure accommodation allied with an individual “action plan” combining
education / training opportunities, life skills and social development goals.
Since 1992 the UK Foyer movement has provided this new type of hostel provision
for homeless young people and those in housing need, focusing on helping individuals
to achieve their “transition to independence”, with commitment to
their individual action plan a condition of residence.
“ Moving on up” by The Foyer Federation pg.3
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Where
We Are
We are situated in the Poole area of Dorset, right near the coast.
We are close to all local amenities and are just off from the main town centre
with shops and job centre just a 2 minute walk away and the doctors, train and
bus stations a 5 minute walk away. (How close do you want to be!?). Bournemouth
town centre is a bus or train ride away taking 20-40 minutes depending on which
train or bus you get.
There is a beautiful park with a boating lake a 10 minute walk away and the local
harbour just 5 minutes walk from the foyer. Local beaches are a bit further but
this is only a 30-40 minute bus ride.
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Partnerships
The Quay Foyer works in partnership with a number of other organisations including
Poole Accommodation and Support Service, The Poole Housing Forum, to identify
sources of move on accommodation for our residents.
The Quay Foyer is directly involved in the following organisations and committees
to ensure that the quality of its work is of the highest standard and that young
people who are accommodated by us are given the best opportunities.
· Connexions · Connect to
Learning · New
Deal · Careers · Learning
Skills Council · Poole Youth Service · Social
Services – Post Care and Adolescent Support Team as well as individual
Social Workers · The Poole Housing Forum · The
Foyer Federation · Youth Offending Team · Poole
Adult Learning · Poole Volunteer Bureau · Team
First · Prince’s Trust Volunteers · Second
Chance · YADDAS · Quay
Advice Centre · Bournemouth & Poole College of Further
Education · Training Providers · Dorset
music services · Poole Arts Centre · Relate · Dorset
Probation Service· Turquoise Personal Development ·
For links to some of these organisations click here.
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The
local college is a 15-20 minute walk through the park or if you're
feeling
lazy or it's raining then a 15 minute bus journey.
